Food stamp fraud all the rage on Twitter

Food stamps aren’t just a hot topic on Capitol Hill and among presidential candidates. They are also a much-discussed topic on Twitter.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food stamp trafficking is illegal:

One of the most common forms of food stamp fraud, known as food stamp trafficking, involves the illegal buying or selling of food stamp benefits for cash, drugs, weapons or other items of value. Unlawful possession or use of food stamp benefits in an amount of $100 or more is a felony; less than $100 is a misdemeanor.

Yet many Twitter users openly discuss the purchase or sale of food stamps:

https://twitter.com/#!/GoodIntentionZ3/status/193010312667074560

https://twitter.com/#!/jay_marae/status/193038855719497728

https://twitter.com/#!/BB_STONE/status/193035188899553280

https://twitter.com/#!/yungnbright/status/193023225322676224

https://twitter.com/#!/SheNice614/status/193033685799403520

https://twitter.com/#!/Suck_My_Sarcasm/status/192961798956261377

https://twitter.com/#!/UZURI_MICHAELS/status/192814575782084609

https://twitter.com/#!/brainsxbeauty/status/192783670208241665

https://twitter.com/#!/MariyahsDad/status/193021169207742464

https://twitter.com/#!/omghesaidthat/status/193007488654782464

https://twitter.com/#!/HennySypr4Lyf/status/193007141043449856

https://twitter.com/#!/TAMPA_DREADHEAD/status/193028352670568448

https://twitter.com/#!/Ardor69/status/193011428553277440

If you think the above tweets are isolated examples, take a look at the “Related Tweets” widget to the right of this post, above. In all likelihood, you will see many more Tweets discussing the purchase or sale of  food stamps.

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Meanwhile, David Wessel of the Wall Street Journal points us to a Congressional Budget Office analysis showing that one in seven Americans is now using food stamps:

https://twitter.com/#!/davidmwessel/status/193028722759176192

Those one in seven Americans will be pleased to read Tweets like these from Congressional Democrats:

https://twitter.com/#!/RepJimMcDermott/status/192241341730783232

https://twitter.com/#!/RepSpeier/status/192403626159902721

https://twitter.com/#!/repsandylevin/status/192668080390946816

As for the six out of seven Americans who do not use food stamps, well, they may still have some misgivings about the program:

https://twitter.com/#!/vetteeee/status/193030443686309889

https://twitter.com/#!/FML_Dx/status/193028991773458432

Finally, no food stamp round-up would be complete without this little tidbit:

https://twitter.com/#!/AP/status/192427533889835008